Hi, I'm Jacinta. I am from England and currently playing semi-professional football (soccer) in Spain. I recently graduate from Swarthmore College in the US (the third ranked liberal arts college in the country) where I majored in Honours Political Science and Economics. (read more)
...With elementary school students, I adopted a fun yet focused approach to keep them engaged and show them the joy in learning. For high school students, I encouraged them to share their specific challenges, tailoring my guidance to their unique needs. With college students, I took a more collaborative approach, helping them navigate complex topics and develop problem-solving strategies. (read more)
...I worked with English language learners in elementary settings after school with literacy skills. I've taught 8th-grade math and Algebra I/Common Core Math I in middle schools. I've taught Foundations of Algebra, Algebra I/Math I, Math II, Math III, Math IV, Advanced Functions and Modeling, Discrete Mathematics, and AP Statistics in High School. (read more)
...I have won awards for writing and art, and I have done editing for both academic and commercial publications.I took algebra in 7th grade. I went on to major in math for two years in college, where I tutored discrete math, calc. I&II, linear algebra, differential equations, and statistics. (read more)
...I truly believe having this in-depth understanding of the "why" behind math is what helps students see how interesting and useful it is, and it helps them retain the information much better than simply memorizing facts and formulas. My strong suits are in middle school math, Algebra 1, Algebra 2... (read more)